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Awards
Population (2004 census)
- Spokane region (50-mile radius): 550,000
- City of Spokane: 197,400
- City of Spokane Valley: 83,950
Population Density: 244.9 persons per square mile
Location: Along the eastern border of Washington State in the heart
of the Inland Northwest.
Spokane
- The largest city between Seattle and Minneapolis on the I-90
corridor
- 280 miles east Seattle
- 375 miles northeast of Portland
- 18 miles west of the Idaho border
- 110 miles south of the Canadian border
Area: 1,753.8 square miles
Elevation: 2,000 feet
Air Pollution Index: 91 (100 is national average)
Airport: Spokane International Airport
Median Household Income:
$39,346
Median Home Price:
$118,000
Cost of Living Ranking
Composite (100
is national average)
- Spokane 97.4
- Seattle 115.3
- San Francisco 171.4
Education
18 universities and colleges, including:
- Gonzaga University, Spokane
- Whitworth College, Spokane
- Spokane Community College, Spokane
- Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane
- Eastern Washington University, Cheney
- Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education, Spokane
Healthcare:
Four full-service hospitals, two of which are the second
and third largest in WA. 22 hospitals within a 30-mile radius
Taxes
- No corporate or personal income tax
- Sales tax: 8.49%
Weather
- Moderately cold winters and warm summers
- Annual precipitation is 16.67 inches
- Average max high temperature in July is 83 degrees F
- Average max low temperature in January is 22 degrees F
- Air pollution index: 91 (100 is national average)
Principal Economic Activities
- Healthcare and medical
- Wholesale and retail trade
- Service industries
- Business and personal services
- Primary and fabricated metal products
- Machinery manufacturing
- Electric and electronic equipment
- Transportation equipment
- Printing and publishing
- Food and kindred products
- Lumber and wood products
- Agriculture
Largest Employers
- Fairchild Air Force Base
- Spokane Public Schools
- Sacred Heart Medical Center
- State of Washington
- U.S. Government
- Spokane County
- City of Spokane
- Empire Health Services
- URM Stores
- Community Colleges of Spokane
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